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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword - December 2024 -- Chapter 1: The Lab of the Future -- 1.1 Presentation of the FutureLab.NRW Concept -- 1.1.1 The Inspiration -- 1.1.2 The Starting Point -- 1.1.2.1 Instrumental Analysis for Small Molecule Quantification -- 1.1.2.2 Effect-based Analysis for Identifying Relevant Compounds of Interest -- 1.1.3 The Transformation of the Lab: New Concepts for the FutureLab. NRW -- 1.1.3.1 Instrumental Analysis for Large Molecule Quantification -- 1.1.3.2 Direct Coupling of Instrumental and Effect-based Analysis -- 1.1.3.3 Miniaturization -- 1.1.3.4 Digitalization -- 1.2 Presentation of the FutureLab.NRW Software Platform -- 1.2.1 Introductory Remarks -- 1.2.2 Overall Specifications -- 1.2.3 Inclusion of the FAIR Data Principles -- 1.3 The Center for Life Science Automation (CELISCA) - An Interview with Prof. Dr. Kerstin Thurow from the University of Rostock -- 1.3.1 Personal Introduction -- 1.3.2 CELISCA's Approach to Automation -- 1.3.3 Mobile Robots in the Lab -- 1.3.4 The Limits of Automation -- 1.3.5 The Future of Training -- Chapter 2: Electronic Laboratory Notebooks -- 2.1 Introductory Remarks - FAIR Data and the Reproduction Crisis -- 2.2 ELN Without LIMS -- 2.2.1 A Brief and Not Comprehensive Definition of the Nature of an ELN -- 2.2.2 Some Important Functionalities of an ELN -- 2.2.2.1 Introductory Remarks -- 2.2.2.2 Metadata -- 2.2.2.3 Accessibility -- 2.2.2.4 Standardization -- 2.2.2.5 Data Protection -- 2.2.2.6 Versioning -- 2.2.2.7 Data Quality -- 2.2.2.8 Collaboration -- 2.2.2.9 Long-term Archiving -- 2.2.2.10 Data Security -- 2.2.2.11 Conclusion -- 2.3 Use-case: Digital Instrument Logs -- 2.3.1 Introductory Remarks -- 2.3.2 Implementation.
2.4 Chemotion: Developing an Open-source Platform for Data Acquisition and Storage - An Interview with Dr. Patrick Hodapp from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology -- 2.4.1 Personal Introduction -- 2.4.2 Motivation for Developing Chemotion -- 2.4.3 Meeting the Specific Needs of an Organic Chemistry Laboratory -- 2.4.4 Overcoming Barriers of Adoption -- 2.4.5 Improving the Quality and the Output of Publications -- 2.4.6 Long-term Maintenance of the Platform -- 2.4.7 Arguments Against Using an ELN -- 2.5 ELNs Are Dead! Long Live ELNs! - An Interview with Dr. Samantha Pearman-Kanza from the University of Southampton -- 2.5.1 Personal Introduction -- 2.5.2 Replacing Paper Notebooks -- 2.5.3 Choosing an Appropriate ELN -- 2.5.4 Data Privacy -- 2.5.5 Continuity of Platform -- 2.5.6 Further Research on ELNs - Overcoming Current Technical Limitations -- 2.5.7 Using Advanced AI Tools to Retrieve Valuable Information from the Data Lake -- Chapter 3: Digital Transformation, But How -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Existing Problems Calling for a Digital Solution -- 3.2.1 Introductory Remarks -- 3.2.2 Stringent Standards -- 3.2.3 Manual Documentation -- 3.2.4 Data Integrity -- 3.2.5 Reproducibility -- 3.3 Challenges on the Road to a Digital Transformed Lab -- 3.3.1 Missing Guidance -- 3.3.2 Moon-shot Thinking -- 3.3.3 Legacy Devices -- 3.3.4 Heterogeneous Device Landscape -- 3.4 Digitization Versus Digital Transformation -- 3.5 Existing Approaches for Digitized Laboratory Environment -- 3.6 Methodical Approach -- 3.6.1 Introduction -- 3.6.2 Stakeholder Acquisition -- 3.6.3 Defining the Objective -- 3.6.3.1 Introduction -- 3.6.3.2 Tier One: Explorative Laboratory -- 3.6.3.3 Tier Two: Remote Controlled Laboratory -- 3.6.3.4 Tier Three: Semi-automatic Laboratory -- 3.6.3.5 Tier Four: Automatic Laboratory -- 3.6.3.6 Tier Five: AI Laboratory -- 3.6.3.7 Conclusion.
3.6.4 Workflow Analysis -- 3.6.5 Workflow Abstraction -- 3.6.5.1 Introduction -- 3.6.5.2 Digitization of Measured Values -- 3.6.5.3 Automation -- 3.6.5.4 Process Control Commands -- 3.6.5.5 Process Control Variables -- 3.6.6 Gateway and Cybersecurity -- 3.6.7 Gateway Connector -- 3.6.8 Choosing the Middleware -- 3.6.8.1 Introduction -- 3.6.8.2 Commercial IoT Platform -- 3.6.8.3 Software Ecosystem -- 3.6.9 Choosing Network Protocols -- 3.6.10 Driver Development -- 3.6.11 IoT Server -- 3.6.12 Integrating Inter-Process Software -- 3.6.13 Workflow Implementation -- 3.6.14 Functional Integration -- 3.6.14.1 Introduction -- 3.6.14.2 Hardware Layer -- 3.6.14.3 Software Layer -- 3.7 Final Conclusion -- 3.8 Lessons Learned: An Interview with Dr. Jochen Tuerk, Head of the Cooperation Laboratory of Ruhrverband and Emschergenossenschaft / Lippeverband -- 3.8.1 Personal Introduction -- 3.8.2 Moon-shot Thinking -- 3.8.3 The Role of Digital Natives -- 3.8.4 Requirements of Guidelines -- 3.8.5 LIMS, ELN, or LES, That Is the Question -- 3.9 The Digital Transformation in the Chemical Industry - An interview with Dr. Joachim Richert from Technical University of Darmstadt -- 3.9.1 Personal Introduction -- 3.9.2 The Digital Transformation in Industry -- 3.9.3 Commitment of Users and Vendors to Achieve the Digital Transformation -- 3.9.4 Core Stakeholders -- 3.9.5 Shortcomings of Academic Research in Student Education -- Chapter 4: Communication Standards -- 4.1 Introduction to Device Communication -- 4.2 What Is a Communication Layer? -- 4.3 SiLA 2 and LADS OPC UA -- 4.3.1 Origins and Development -- 4.3.2 Communication Paradigms -- 4.4 SiLA - An Interview with Daniel Juchli from Wega Informatik AG -- 4.4.1 Personal Introduction -- 4.4.2 Plug-and-Play Connectivity -- 4.4.3 The Status Quo of SiLA.
4.4.4 There are Many Standards - So Let's Try to Harmonize, Using a New Standard -- 4.4.5 The Chicken and Egg Problem -- 4.4.6 The Role of Open Source in Lab Automation Standards -- 4.4.7 The Future of Lab Standardization: Trends and Challenges -- 4.5 LADS - An Interview with Dr. Matthias Arnold -- 4.5.1 Personal Introduction -- 4.5.2 Why Another Standard? -- 4.5.2.1 "Plug-and-Play Connectivity" - Revisited -- 4.5.2.2 OPC UA Companion Specifications and "Machine Plug and Play -- 4.5.2.3 "Human Versus Machine Plug and Play" - LADS OPC UA Example -- 4.5.2.4 The Role of Ontologies and Taxonomies - FAIR Data and AI Enablement -- 4.5.3 The Future Perspective of LADS -- 4.5.4 Tackling Cybersecurity Challenges -- 4.5.5 Coexistence of the Two Standards -- 4.6 Digitalization at Roche - An Interview with Tom Kissling from F. Hoffmann - La Roche Ltd -- 4.6.1 Personal Introduction -- 4.6.2 The Role of Standardization -- 4.6.3 Money Can Buy Everything, Can't It? -- 4.6.4 The Concept of Digital Transformation at Roche -- 4.6.5 Academic Versus Industrial Research -- 4.7 Summary from the Perspective of a Device Integrator - A Brief Comment from Julian Luebke, Chief Business Officer at Labforward GmbH -- Chapter 5: Data and Data Processing Standards -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Data Standards -- 5.2.1 Introduction -- 5.2.2 The Basics of Data Standards -- 5.2.3 Use Cases for Open Data Standards -- 5.2.3.1 Introduction -- 5.2.3.2 Basic Parameters -- 5.2.3.3 Multidimensional Analytical Data -- 5.2.4 Software to Read, Write, and Process Open Data Standards -- 5.3 Data Processing -- 5.3.1 Introductory Remarks -- 5.3.2 Data Competences -- 5.3.3 Vendor Versus Open-source Processing Software -- 5.3.4 Reproducible Workflows with StreamFind -- 5.3.5 Automated Use of Results in Broader Smart Laboratory Workflows.
5.4 An Overview About Important Data Standards: AnIML, ASM, and ADF - An Interview with Dr. Philip Wenig from Lablicate GmbH -- 5.4.1 Personal Introduction -- 5.4.2 Open-Source Versus Proprietary Software -- 5.4.3 A Brief and General Overview about AnIML, ASM, and ADF -- 5.4.4 The Future Perspective of Data Standards -- 5.5 Data Processing with a Focus on Advanced Data Analysis and Quality Assurance - An Interview with Dr. Gerrit Renner from University of Duisburg-Essen -- 5.5.1 Personal Introduction -- 5.5.2 Challenges of Data Processing with Vendor Software -- 5.5.3 Quality Assurance in Vendor and Open-source Software -- 5.5.4 Transparency in Data Processing -- 5.5.5 Opportunities from Advances in Data Science -- Chapter 6: Smart Digital Workflows -- 6.1 General Introduction -- 6.2 Temperature Monitoring -- 6.2.1 Introduction -- 6.2.2 First Approach: Off-the-shelf Software -- 6.2.3 Second Approach: DIY Low Cost -- 6.2.4 Notifications and Alarms -- 6.2.5 Conclusion -- 6.3 Labeling Workflow -- 6.3.1 Introduction -- 6.3.2 Implementation -- 6.3.3 Conclusion -- 6.4 Stock Solution Workflow -- 6.4.1 Introduction -- 6.4.2 Implementation -- 6.4.2.1 Digital SOP -- 6.4.2.2 Device Integration and Communication -- 6.4.2.3 Process Comparison and Efficiency Gains -- 6.4.3 Conclusion -- 6.5 Automation and Orchestration of Atline Analysis -- 6.5.1 Introduction -- 6.5.2 Implementation -- 6.5.2.1 Orchestration -- 6.5.2.2 Dataflow -- 6.5.2.3 Device Integration -- 6.5.3 Conclusion -- 6.6 Inventing the Smartlab - An Interview with Prof. Dr. Sascha Beutel from the Institute of Technical Chemistry at the Leibniz University of Hannover -- 6.6.1 Personal Introduction -- 6.6.2 A Look Back at the Beginning of the Digital Transformation -- 6.6.3 Promoting Interdisciplinary Education of Students -- 6.6.4 The Transformative Power of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence.
6.6.5 The Future of Academic Research.
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